indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to be conspicuous; to stand out
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to be born; to come into the world
should; must; -able; probably; likely
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
necromancy; spiritism; spiritualism